B

Minor Variants Scale

B Harmonic Minor

Natural minor with a raised 7th — creates a strong leading tone and exotic sound.

Notes in B Harmonic Minor

B1
C#2
D3
E4
F#5
G6
A#7
B8

Chords in B Harmonic Minor

7 diatonic chords
DegreeChordNotesQuality
iBmB – D – F#minor
iiC#°C# – E – Gdiminished
IIID+D – F# – A#augmented
ivEmE – G – Bminor
VF#F# – A# – C#major
VIGG – B – Dmajor
viiA#°A# – C# – Ediminished

Other Scales in B

MajorB, C#, D#, E, F#, G#, A#Natural MinorB, C#, D, E, F#, G, AMelodic MinorB, C#, D, E, F#, G#, A#DorianB, C#, D, E, F#, G#, APhrygianB, C, D, E, F#, G, ALydianB, C#, D#, F, F#, G#, A#MixolydianB, C#, D#, E, F#, G#, ALocrianB, C, D, E, F, G, AMajor PentatonicB, C#, D#, F#, G#Minor PentatonicB, D, E, F#, ABluesB, D, E, F, F#, AWhole ToneB, C#, D#, F, G, ADiminished (H-W)B, C, D, D#, F, F#, G#, ADiminished (W-H)B, C#, D, E, F, G, G#, A#Phrygian DominantB, C, D#, E, F#, G, AHungarian MinorB, C#, D, F, F#, G, A#Lydian DominantB, C#, D#, F, F#, G#, A

Harmonic Minor in All 12 Keys

CC D D# F G G# BC#D♭Db Eb E Gb Ab A CDD E F G A A# C#D#E♭Eb F Gb Ab Bb B DEE F# G A B C D#FF G Ab Bb C Db EF#G♭F# G# A B C# D FGG A A# C D D# F#G#A♭Ab Bb B Db Eb E GAA B C D E F G#A#B♭Bb C Db Eb F Gb ABB C# D E F# G A#

Practice by Ear

Scale RecognitionIdentify the Harmonic Minor scale by ear →Play B Harmonic MinorHear the scale and practice recognising it →Chord Recognition TrainerIdentify the chords above by ear →Progression TrainerIdentify common progressions in this key →

Chords in B Harmonic Minor

The B harmonic minor scale contains the notes B, C#, D, E, F#, G, A#. Natural minor with a raised 7th — creates a strong leading tone and exotic sound.

The diatonic chords in B harmonic minor are Bm (i), C#° (ii), D+ (III), Em (iv), F# (V), G (VI), A#° (vii). These are the chords you can use when writing or improvising in this key — every note in each chord belongs to the B harmonic minor scale.

To develop your ear for the B harmonic minor sound, use the scale and chord trainers linked above. Being able to recognise these sounds by ear — not just read them from a chart — is what separates musicians who truly hear music from those who only read it.